Taupo racer day

[FROSTY:Me]

All i can say was---frigging fantastic.
This is bike racing as it should be
A good days racing had by one and all.
I got to try out my wets -thanks to AJTurbo who swapped the rimms quick smart for me
Results wise I diddnt do too well with a couple of 6ths and an 8th place in F3 and I think a couple of thirds in Pre89 --that said I had a frigging ball
Pity the weather did the same thing at around 3.30 which closed the track for the same reason as on the KB track day--mud on the track

Ohh and guys n gals--- watch out for andy 1 --the lad cleaned up in clubmans on his nekkid 600
GOOD ONYA ANDY
In 2 races I could only hang near him on Mella Yella (I was in pre89 at the same time as clubbiewas on the track )

[hXc]

Absolutely. And twere great to see you. Oh - and thanks for the use of the vest.

[froggyfrenchman]

so, wheres the tales and pics?

[hXc]

Some guy on an RG150 (No. 39) ran me off the track!!! Tried to pass him on the outside of the sweeper and he just kept moving out and I had nowhere to go!!! Fucking prick! I had a few words afterwards and he didn't even apologize. Just made pathetic excuses.

No major crashes so it was all good. I couldn't believe that Mike offered me a ride on the FZR400!!! I was like **Mouth wide open, eyes wide open, drool, pick tongue off dirt** But I turned it down as it has A LOT more power than I have ever come across before and it's a bit of a jump from an XR200, a TF125 and a CT125 to an FZR400.

But all in all a bloody great day and was great to catch up with some familiar and strange faces.

[froggyfrenchman]

a bike only goes as fast as you make it, its all in the wrist (but a lad your age already knows that, lol)

As for the fallin off, "thats racing" sad but true..

[hXc]

a bike only goes as fast as you make it, its all in the wrist (but a lad your age already knows that, lol)

As for the fallin off, "thats racing" sad but true..

Hahaha I ain't that bad man. Fucking hell

[froggyfrenchman]

well beating is what you do isnt it? As a drummer....

So what were you ridin today?

[hXc]

well beating is what you do isnt it? As a drummer....

So what were you ridin today?

Yes I beat skins a lot

I was riding the CT

[froggyfrenchman]

you should have taken a ride on the fzr, i let samantha ride my 400 on sunday. she seemed to enjoy it. And that was the 1st time shes riden anything other than her gn.

[hXc]

My list of bikes I've ridden over the past year have been these...

A100
XR200
XR250
RD50
TF125/TZR250
CT125/RG50

And your 400 isn't a race bike running on Avgas and stuff is it? That 400 would probably only just lose against dad's 1100. Ask Frosty how fast it is. It keeps up with him that's for sure

[froggyfrenchman]

i went from...

suzuki 50
650 triumph
gn250
gb400
tl1000
gsx600f
deluxe

so on and so forth

[Racey Rider]

Some guy on an RG150 (No. 39) ran me off the track!!! Tried to pass him on the outside of the sweeper and he just kept moving out and I had nowhere to go!!! Fucking prick! I had a few words afterwards and he didn't even apologize. Just made pathetic excuses.

I wasn't there so don't know the full details. But you say you 'Tried' to pass him, and he "just KEPT moving out...". Does that not mean - you weren't passed, and he was just continueing HIS line to the outside of the track?

[hXc]

I wasn't there so don't know the full details. But you say you 'Tried' to pass him, and he "just KEPT moving out...". Does that not mean - you weren't passed, and he was just continueing HIS line to the outside of the track?

I was DIRECTLY BESIDE him and he knew it. He kept moving out. I did not have the power to get past him. He being on a 150 2smoke and me being a 125 4stroke.

This would be his "line" for the sweeper... RG = Red, Me = Blue

[GSVR]

I was DIRECTLY BESIDE him and he knew it. He kept moving out. I did not have the power to get past him. He being on a 150 2smoke and me being a 125 4stroke.

This would be his "line" for the sweeper... RG = Red, Me = Blue

My understanding is all the responsiblity is on the guy performing the overtaking to get past safely. Even if you had got past in the corner the RG would have cleaned you up down the straight and you would have been back to looking at getting past on another corner.

Well done for being able to keep up with a bike with heaps more power or is your motor highly modified?

[Hoon]

I've run people off there before and even been run off. Even if you are right beside him doesn't mean hes seen you. I didn't think it was possible until I did it by accident too. You have to understand that everyone runs wide and uses every inch on that exit even when they don't need to. You also will NEVER see anyone on your outside no matter how close they are as you are always hanging off the inside and looking through the turn to your left.

So the moral is don't pass there unless you can do it cleanly or are prepared to do a little off-roading to make it stick.